title: [A case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia in a healthy woman].
abstract: We describe a case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia. A 68-year-old woman, who had no past medical history, was admitted with septic shock and pneumonia of left lower lobe. Despite intensive treatment she died on day 3 after admission. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 4th report of community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia in Japan and the 1st report in a healthy patient. We report a case of Acinetobacter pneumonia and discuss the clinical characteristics of the community-acquired type compared with the hospital-acquired type.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Komaki Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Shuuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shizu
authors.forename: Shoutarou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okachi
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii; D000368:Aged; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial